-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday pledged to continue his hunger strike until Monday , when Congress -- including the opposition-led Senate -- is set to reconvene .

Evo Morales on hunger strike at the presidential palace in Bolivia 's capital , La Paz .

Morales ' speech , televised by a state-run station , was his first formal address to the nation since starting the strike Thursday in the government palace .

More than three days into the strike , Morales appeared healthy during his address .

The president wants the opposition-led Senate to set a date for general elections that are expected to give him another five-year term .

Morales on Friday called on opposition members -- who walked out of the Congress in mid-session late Thursday -- to pass the election law , the government-run Bolivian Information Agency said .

The nation 's first indigenous president reportedly carried out an 18-day hunger strike in 2002 , when he was expelled from Congress .

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Evo Morales initiated his hunger strike Thursday in the Government Palace

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Opposition-controlled Senate yet to pass law setting December date for vote

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General election expected to give him another five-year term

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Morales is the South American nation 's first indigenous president